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156 Beach 5 Street

106Records
11City systems
1Open violations
10Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11691 · Neighborhood: Far Rockaway-Bayswater
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106 recorded events, 2004–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 26 DOB permits, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 311 service requests.

BoroughQueens 11691
Built2016
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)KNOPF, NOAM
BBL4156080055
BIN4616925

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10. In ZIP 11691, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (4) · Snow or Ice (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$25,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2016)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)SALTMEADOW HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerADAM MERMELSTEIN
Managing agentENDO MANAGEMENT
Last registered2024-09-05

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$908,000 $54,480
2026$960,000 $57,600
2027$1,155,000 $69,300

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayFar Rockaway-Mott Av — A · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 25-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Seagirt Av / Beach 9 St — Q114 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 197 The Ocean School
Middle: 53, 319. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

156 Beach 5 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ENDO MANAGEMENT LLC — 10 buildings, 20 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
60 Beach 6 Street QN2 A
158 Beach 6 Street QN2 B
150 Beach 6 Street QN2 B
160 Beach 6 Street QN2 A
156 Beach 6 Street QN2 B
158 Beach 5 Street QN2 A
156 Beach 5 Street QN2 B
62 Beach 6 Street QN2 A
162 Beach 6 Street QN2 A
3-05 Beach 5 Street QN2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $580,000 on 2025-05-09 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-05-09Mortgage $580,000 — from KNOPF, NOAM; PFEIFFER, YOCHEVED to MERS $580,000
2025-05-09Deed $1,160,000 — from SALTMEADOW HOLDINGS LLC to KNOPF, NOAM; PFEIFFER, YOCHEVED $1,160,000
2025-05-06Sold for $1,160,000 $1,160,000 $580,000
2019-04-10AL&R $24,500,000 — from SALTMEADOW HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $24,500,000
2019-04-10Agreement $24,500,000 — from SALTMEADOW HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $24,500,000
2019-04-10Mortgage $4,500,000 — from SALTMEADOW HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,500,000
2019-04-10Deed $33,000,000 — from JDS SEAGIRT LLC to SALTMEADOW HOLDINGS LLC $33,000,000
2019-04-01Sold for $33,000,000 $33,000,000 $16,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201762019
201801001
20190121013
202000909
202100101
202220204
202300000
202400055
202500268
202600505
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 22Ownership & money 22

Every one of the 106 recorded events, 2004–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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